Human error
« Modern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, Human Error spans the disciplinary gulf between psychological theory and those concerned with maintaining the reliability of hazardous technologies. This is essential reading not only for congnitive scientists and human factors specialists, but also for reliability engineers and risk managers. No existing book sp…
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- Full title :Human error / James Reason.
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« Modern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, Human Error spans the disciplinary gulf between psychological theory and those concerned with maintaining the reliability of hazardous technologies. This is essential reading not only for congnitive scientists and human factors specialists, but also for reliability engineers and risk managers. No existing book speaks with such clarity to both the theorists and the practitioners of human reliability. James Reason is professor of pschology at hte University of Manchester. he has lectured widely and written numerous articles on the nature of human error and on stress, ergonomics, and motion sickness. »--
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- Publication Date:©1990
- Edition:20th printing
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1990
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 302 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780521314190, 0521314194
- oclc:on1154548613
- LC Classification:BF323.E7
- Dewey Decimal:153.46
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